Kola and I visited the Cherry Blossom Pop Up Bar located on 7th Street in Washington DC at the end of March. We chose the perfect day to visit. There was no line outside wrapped around the corner and we were actually experiencing lovely Spring-like weather in the city that day. The bar was a…
March was a pretty quiet month. Although I spend most of my days in the house due to my illness, this month turned out to be EXTRA SUBDUED. However, I did get out a few times and collected a few March memories. The themes in all of my journals and planners for the month of…
I’m really proud of my bullet journal designs for the month of April. My themes were flowers, honeycombs, bees, pastels, and April showers. Both journals have elements of my theme ideas. I scoured Pinterest, YouTube, and the internet for most of my ideas and inspiration. Some pages are drawn by hand, while others were completed…
From the moment I saw the movie posters of the Black Panther cast over the summer, I knew it would be a great movie. I had no doubt in my mind that I would be at the movie theater front and center the day it was released to the world. However, I didn’t know how…
For the month of March, I wanted to use the color green as the main color for the entire month. However, I didn’t want to go with the usual St. Patrick’s Day set up. So I decided to go with succulents and cacti as the main theme for both journals. I researched pictures, paintings, drawings,…
The month of February was a special month in my Happy Planner. Not only was it Black History Month, but it was also the month Black Panther was released to the world. Therefore, it provided me with a lot of inspiration and memories for my Happy Planner. I decided to go with the traditional theme…
For the month of February, I decided to go with a traditional February design incorporating hearts on every page. Each page appears to have hearts exploding in a variety of colors. I also incorporated a page for Black History Month in each of my journals. I felt that it was important to remind myself everyday of…
During the second week of January, my cousin and I scheduled a morning breakfast date at the Milk and Honey Cafe in Beltsville, Maryland. We were excited about our outing because we had tried to eat there once before, but the crowd in the parking lot was so large and the wait was so long, that…
For Christmas, my sister-in-law gave me a Happy Planner as a gift. In the gift box, she placed the planner, some additional stickers, inserts, a pretty pen, and a card. She wrote a sweet note in the card explaining the meaning behind the gift. She also suggested that I look it up online to get…
Back in November of 2017, I came across a pin on Pinterest that really caught my eye. The pin was titled “Bullet Journal” and had a picture of a journal with illustrations that accompanied the description. Initially, I thought this journal was another scrapbook or smash book for memory keeping and pictures, but upon further…
After making the personalized mini albums for Liam and Noelle, I was motivated to try out some new designs that I came across on YouTube. My friend Andaiye was the inspiration for both albums. I made them as gifts for her birthday in January. I thought she would like the personalized albums to place some…
In August of 2017, two new babies were born. One to my good friend Marguerite (a boy) and the second to my brother (a girl). That’s what inspired me to create personalized mini albums for the new arrivals as Christmas gifts to the families. However, it’s been five years since I have made a mini album from scratch. …